पञ्चाङ्ग — Washington DC, USA · March 13, 2015 CE

Also observed today

कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति · Kumbha SaṅkrāntiPan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 11.51 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga

अर्जुन उवाच

दृष्ट्वेदं मानुषं रूपं तवसौम्यं जनार्दन।

इदानीमस्मि संवृत्तः सचेताः प्रकृतिं गतः।।11.51।।

"11.51 Arjuna said: Seeing Thee in Thy gentle human form, my Lord, I am myself again, calm once more." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 11.51's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2072 Kīlaka

Śaka Saṁvat: 1937 Manmatha

Bengali Saṁvat: 1422

Malayalam Era: 1191

Nanakshahi: 546

Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)

Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī (23/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Jyeṣṭhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Siddhi
करण (Karaṇa)	Bālava
वार (Vāra)	Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	328.07°	Kumbha	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P3
चन्द्र Candra	229.54°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	351.71°	Mīna	Revatī P2
बुध Budha	305.59°	Kumbha	Dhaniṣṭhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	108.85°	Karka	Aśleṣā P1
शुक्र Śukra	0.43°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P1
शनि Śani	220.63°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P3

Washington DC, USA — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · UTC-5)

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:24 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:13 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:18 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	00:59 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)	10:30 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 48 Mins 25 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 11 Mins 35 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:50 – 05:37
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:25 – 06:24
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:55 – 12:42
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:16 – 15:04
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:01 – 18:25
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:13 – 18:42
Amṛta Kāla	17:58 – 19:43
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:55 – 00:42

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	10:50 – 12:18
Yamaganda	15:15 – 16:44
Gulika Kāla	07:53 – 09:21
Varjyam	06:54 – 07:13
Dur Muhūrta	09:09 – 09:33

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: North-East

Rāhu Vāsa: South-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Mudgara (Inauspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)

Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala	06:24 – 07:53 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha	07:53 – 09:21 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta	09:21 – 10:50 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla	10:50 – 12:18 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha	12:18 – 13:47 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga	13:47 – 15:15 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg	15:15 – 16:44 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala	16:44 – 18:13 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga	18:13 – 19:44 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg	19:44 – 21:15 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala	21:15 – 22:47 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha	22:47 – 00:18 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta	00:18 – 01:50 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla	01:50 – 03:21 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha	03:21 – 04:53 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga	04:53 – 06:24 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 38.9072°

Longitude: -77.0369°

Timezone: UTC+-5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Śukra Walk (शुक्र यात्रा)

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī + Jyeṣṭhā alignment also occurred on:

-3226-07-09 — Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī)

-3137-10-20 — Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Jyeṣṭhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5116
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1868629.27
Julian Day	2457094.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.0653°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	265.26°

🪷 Provenance & Methodology
Substrate: Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta
Method: Sūrya Siddhānta + Bhāskara-II iterative manda + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) evection + variation + annual equation
Tier-2 city localization: spherical astronomy + Lahiri ayanamsa (24.0653°), declination -3.12°, EoT -10.22 min · verified ±1 min vs Drikpanchang
Lineage: Bhṛgu → Vyāsa → Āryabhaṭa → Brahmagupta → Bhāskara II → Mādhava → Parameśvara → Nīlakaṇṭha → Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta substrate
Access: Self-hosted substrate · the deployed website IS the public offering · source not distributed
Computed for: 2015-03-13 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)